# abonnent
## French
### Verb

abonnent
* third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of abonner

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From German Abonnent (“subscriber”), derived from the verb abonnieren (“subscribe”), from French abonner (“subscribe”), from Old French aboner.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abʊˈnɛnt/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛnt
* Hyphenation: ab‧on‧nent

### Noun

abonnent m (definite singular abonnenten, indefinite plural abonnenter, definite plural abonnentene)
* a subscriber (a person who subscribes to a publication or a service)
    mangeårig, trofast abonnent ― long-standing, faithful subscriber
    være abonnent på lokalavisen ― be a subscriber to the local newspaper
    nye abonnenter til podkasten ― new subscribers to the podcast
** 1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende, page 215:abonnenter på «Folkebudet»subscribers to «Folkebudet»
** 1990, Halfdan Kjerulf, Halfdan Kjerulfs dagbøker for årene 1833, 1840, 1850, 1851, page 242:de ikke musikalske abonnenter … vare saare tilfredsethe non-musical subscribers… be very satisfied
** 1999, Knut Hamsun, Knut Hamsuns brev V, page 425:jeg har gjort mig til abonnent paa Deres blad, men jeg vil ikke ha det sendt hvis ekspeditionen vedblir at forvanske mit navnI've subscribed to your magazine, but I do not want it sent if the expedition continues to distort my name.
** 1921, Nils Kjær, Samlede Skrifter V, page 102:[setesdalsbonden] var abonnent paa rigstelefonen og havde sikkert opfanget et og annet rygte om kristendommens indførelse[setesdalsbonden] was a subscriber to the national telephone and had probably picked up a few rumors about the introduction of Christianity
** 1932, Rudolf Muus, Dikterliv i gamle Kristiania, page 23:Sagene blev oversvømmet av kolportører som fisket abonnenter i massevisThe saws were flooded by colporteurs who fished subscribers galore
** 1978 September 18, Aftenposten:til syvende og sist er det abonnentene som rammes av dårlig økonomi i elektrisitetsverkeneultimately, it is the subscribers who are affected by poor finances in the electricity plants
** 2000, Espen Haavardsholm, Øst for Eden, page 185:det er abonnenter og annonsører som skal verves og purres påthere are subscribers and advertisers to be recruited and encouraged
* (jokingly) a person who is happy to sign up (for something) or wants something
** 1921, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker IX, page 164:en vældig abonnent paa grødterrinena huge subscriber to the porridge terrine

#### Derived terms

* abonnentantall
* abonnentfjernvalg
* abonnentlinje
* abonnentliste
* abonnentnett
* abonnentsentral
* abonnenttall
* abonnentvalg
* telefonabonnent
* teleksabonnent
* årsabonnent

#### Related terms

* abonnement (“subscription”)
* abonnere (“subscribe”)

### References

* “abonnent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “abonnent” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “abonnent” in Store norske leksikon

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Borrowed from German, in turn borrowed from French abonnement.

### Noun

abonnent m (definite singular abonnenten, indefinite plural abonnentar, definite plural abonnentane)
* a subscriber

#### Derived terms

* abonnentadresse
* abonnentfjernval
* abonnentliste
* avisabonnent
* fjernsynsabonnent
* telefonabonnent
* teleksabonnent

#### Related terms

* abonnement
* abonnere

### References

* “abonnent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Noun

abonnent c
* a subscriber (to a telephone service, concerts, theater, or the like)

#### Usage notes

For newspapers, see prenumerant.

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | abonnent | abonnents |
| singular | definite | abonnenten | abonnentens |
| plural | indefinite | abonnenter | abonnenters |
| plural | definite | abonnenterna | abonnenternas |

#### Related terms

* abonnemang
* abonnentförteckning
* abonnentnummer
* abonnentpris
* abonnentutrustning
* abonnera

### References

* abonnent in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* abonnent in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)